Rwanda Creeps

This is one of the most tragic experiences of the unlucky and those who have been called less than since the Holocaust. The murdered civilians, however, should have been more responsible and listened to the warnings the first victims gave them. I have examined the six articles my teacher gave me, and I am shocked and brought to gut-twisting because these people are like the Nazis for Africa. As it says in one of the sources, when the Holocaust ended, genocide was considered a hatefulness by everyone in the world, or so everyone thought. The most guilty party to me is the Rwanda government, because they have awful opinions to think they are more than and deservedly respected than their civilians.

A recent blog I've checked out comes from Ira Cruz of Ms. Hollrah's class; like me, she is very fond of movies and enjoys funny and scary movies, although I'm more up for action. Plus, she seems to have a lot of DVDs. Another comes from Maddie Niemann, who is in the Trojan Belles and has just seen New Moon, which she loved (by the way, Roger Ebert despised it, and he said the characters should be arrested for begging to moan). My past two weeks have been enjoyable; I enjoyed my Thanksgiving vacation and I saw The Blind Side which was pretty good. But this weekend might be hard. I have loads of homework.

Post #7: Movie Movie Hollywood

I've only been to Hollywood once, which is about the most fun vacation I've been on yet. Although it ended unsatisfyingly, I was moved to discover the atmosphere of the wondrous scenery of Universal and the Heights. If there's one thing I want to do more than anything else for a living, it's make movies.
I've written a script entitled Detective Mappletroth, about an insane policeman who arrests three guys and locks them in his bathroom for not giving him alcohol. He has to keep his secret from his chief, because he wants to keep them; he's never arrested somebody before or had their sentence carried out. I'm thinking about rewriting it: it's extremely lowbrow when it tries to be funny and is more funny when it's being insane, which doesn't really mix. After I finish, I'm going to write (although I need to get permission from the public) a script called Little Mister Bucket & the Beauty Guru about two jealous filmmakers who join on their rivals Sam Mendes and Michael Arndt for a project to win Oscars. The end is totally absurd and a little cruel, but it's original and neat.
I'm gonna do a lot of homework this week. I went to the U.T. Basketball opening and watched them crush the other guys.

Post 6: Diego Rivera

Diego Rivera is one of the most memorable icons in the world of art. I chose him because I was assigned on him for a South American project, which brought me to historical knowledge. He had a permanent passion for painting and drawing from the age of 10, and studied at many Mexican art academies. He was long married to idolizer painter Frida Kahlo, who relentlessly admired him and his work. For the rest of his life, he painted and worked for the City College in San Francisco.

My week is starting to get kind of stressful. I have received a substantial amount of homework that I missed on Thursday, which I need to finish. But I have gotten a few assignments done, so I shouldn't really worry. However, I have started on my group PSA, which is starting out fun.

Topic #5: Ben Franklin's Statement & Cullen Nash's Agreement

"When the well's dry, we know the worth of water."

Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanac

I have to look on this to see what it means. Looks like he's saying that when we have a passion that disappears quickly, we need to realize that we need to ration it for more special occasions so that we will have plenty of it to make us feel satisfied. I definitely agree with him, but I have problems with it, because I am horrible at keeping up with it.
These two weeks have started out very stressful, but it was well worth it because I got retakes on my tests which I did much better on, so I feel quite better, but I still have a whole load of homework.
Two blogs to comment on: Becca Butler of Ms. Hollrah's class: she seems to be getting boyfans among this kid Cody who asked her to the homecoming. Ao! Second: Elli Burns. She seems to be having loads of fun at Anderson, getting to go to dance with a lotalaffs. Good luck to her.

Topic 4: 9/11 Issues

There are a few people these days from the Middle East that have been moved here because of the tragic 9/11 attack, and they have stayed here for 8 years and have never gone back. Because of this, we have suffered these 9/11 issues for that long a time.

These past 2 weeks, I have caught a cold and I still have sniffles. I had to miss three days of school, so there are quite a few things I need to catch up on, but it shouldn't be too hard.

Two neat blogs I've checked out are from Jenny Pajares and Brooke Torgerson; the former has stated that she used to attend a Catholic School, which makes me think her family is religious and very strict. The latter seems to be a little strange. She says that she has had very stressful hours in school, but overall it's been a fun experience.

3rd Topic: The Musical Age

My favorite band is Rage Against the Machine. They can create loud and rhythmistic devices to entertain any rock audience. I just love their songs. They're kind of heavy metal and rap combined. I think my favorite RATM song is 'Wake Up,' it's got a wonderful tempo and rock feeling to get up and rock out like a maniac. I first heard it from the film 'The Matrix,' and I could not get enough of it.

Now, I have to say, film class is going pretty well. Let me tell you something funny: Last time I went to Intro to Media Tech, I went to first lunch since it was an A Day, but then, when I got there, I realized that the teacher decided to let us have last lunch for that one day, so I missed much of class that day. So the bad news: I missed class, but the good news: I didn't miss the point where we started filming our movie trailers, and I got to have lunch a second time.

I found a blog from Eliana Atia of Ms. Hollrah's 8th period, and it talks about how she is doing fine in all her classes except for math, which seems to drive her nuts; it always has. Now, I have not had many problems with math before, but it is getting harder for me too. Another from Adam Poole of Ms. Hollrah's, he states that he is loving school right now, because there is so much to learn.

2nd Topic: 5 themes of geography

Movement
This refers to moving things like goods and services from one location to another, also, in other words, get the supplies you need for your home from other locations.
In comparison with Austin, we make goods such as agricultural plants, ranging from corn to peas; also, AMD makes chips for computers and other computer-generated materials.

Region
Regions specify one space in the world that is notified for having a landmark in that area.
In comparison with Austin, a few landmarks we have here include most notably the Texas State Capitol, where our governor, Rick Perry (he's the guy who appeared on Countdown as the Worst Person in the World, by the way) lives and works.

Human Environment
Usually referred to as Human Environment Interaction (HEI), Human Environment's goal is to blend people together into groups to form specific buildings and structures, like towers, bridges, and homes.
In comparison with Austin, to note again, HEI built the State Capitol as well as the South Congress bridge.

Location
Location refers to the exact place on the map you'll find a certain city or state or country or continent.
You'll find Austin on the World Map on the continent of North America in the State of Texas; it's usually near the upper-left hand corner of the map.

Place
This refers to notable things surrounding specific landmarks.
In comparison with Austin, Downtown contains many landmark buildings such as Frost Bank, many restaurants, and of course, the State Capitol. Also, fairs come to our town occasionally, which doesn't happen in notable parts of town.


My life in Anderson High is sometimes stressful, with lots of homework and responsibility, but I'm proud with my sense of humor. I'm reaching out to my teachers as well as the kindest students on the campus. By the way, I got a permission slip to go to the 16th Annual Austin Film Festival next Friday. How cool is that, huh?

A blog I have read comes from Maddie Niemann of Ms. Hollrah's 3rd period. She is a big fan of dancing and seems to have a happy family. She also has a problem with waking up in the morning for band practice, but luckily, football season will end sooner than she thinks.

Topic #1

Welcome to Cullen's blog.

My name is Cullen Patrick Nash, and I am here to share my past interests and passions. Just about my favorite things in the world are movies, football, baseball, and writing.

Since I love movies, I think it's only fair to give you my top 10 list: 1. Watchmen, 2. The Dark Knight, 3. The Matrix, 4. The Wrestler, 5. Grave of the Fireflies, 6. Terminator 2: Judgment Day, 7. A Clockwork Orange, 8. Saving Private Ryan, 9. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, 10. State of Play. I have wrote a screenplay before, and am working on a new one now. I am also looking into acting and directing. I have heard before that the road to the reels is rough and complicated. But I will work hard to acheive my goal.

Baseball used to be my favorite sport ever. But now, I realize the energy of football, whereas even though you do get hurt more, you get to run around and bring players down with one big tackle. You get to give people the drink. Everything.

My first two weeks haven't been perfect. I have been receiving loads of homework which kind of stresses me out. But on A Days my homework is quite easy. I enjoy my film class where we get to learn about shots and watch movies. Aside from that, I have a lot of catching up to do.

Reading from other peoples' blogs, I have to positively comment on a couple of them. One of them, by Kenya Collins in Ms. Hollrah's class, states that she is into sports, which means she's a very energetic and competitive girl. Another by Heath Eiland states that he has had two friends named Tyler and Paul. He has known them since he was 5. I find it quite lucky for him to have lifelong friends.

So that is my life lookout to you. I certainly hope you can try to enter my mind and share things from a new perspective.